InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny ❯ A very busy morning ( Chapter 7 )

Destiny - Chapter 7 - A very busy morning.

Sango awoke momentarily confused by her surroundings and then remembered the events of the previous night. Still despite what had past between them, she could not stop the blush that rose to her cheeks at waking up wrapped up with Miroku. She managed to untangle herself from him and got up to gaze at the sun rising over the waters surface.

Her movements did not go unnoticed however as Miroku groggily called for her to return.

"Mmmmm Sango come back, its still early."

Sango looked down at him and smiled softly. He had made no perverted moves during the night, they had simply held one another. It gave her true hope that his words had been true and that if they both survived the battle with Naraku she had a future to look forward to with someone that truly cared for her. She was still wary of his lecherous ways, after all he couldn't just change his way of life overnight.

"Houshi-sama we should be going..."

"Miroku" He corrected her softly but firmly, now fully awake at hearing Sango call his name.

"Hai Hou.. Miroku, gomen, it will take time to get used to calling you that." She flashed him an apologetic look.

"Don't be sorry Sango, we both have a lot of things to get used to, that's for certain. It will take time."

Sango arched an eyebrow. "Indeed it will, but hopefully some habits won't take as long to break." She stared at him hard, hoping that he would get her meaning and when he scratched his head and gave her a sheepish grin, she knew that he had.

"We're only human Sango, lets take it a day at a time eh?" He gave her his most innocent look.

Sango shook her head and smiled, what have I gotten myself into she thought.

"Miroku we should get back to the village and see if Kagome is alright. I ...I am so, ashamed of myself for putting my needs and desires above those of my friend." Sango looked worriedly into the distance. "What if she wasn't with Inuyasha and something bad happened to her?" She looked sadly down at the ground.

Miroku stood and moved to embrace Sango. "Sango she will be fine, I know Inuyasha is with her, he would not leave Kagome alone in a time such as dangerous as this. And besides you weren't neglecting your duties as a friend. I needed you last night, I needed to tell you things, I needed to be heard and you were here. Kagome would understand."

Sango felt her heart flutter and her guilt started to lift at Miroku's words.

"Hai your right Miroku, Kagome would understand...." Sango broke off after feeling the familiar weight of Miroku's hand on her rear, yes some habits did die hard. "Miroku!" she spoke in a low warning and instantly felt his hand move and him pull away looking at her embarrassed.

"Um sorry!" He shrugged his shoulders, she rolled her eyes at him, turned and began to walk.

"Come on, lets get back to the village before I change my mind about who I want to spend my future with." Miroku hurriedly followed her, making sure he kept his hands to himself.

The sun rose upon Inuyasha as he gazed softly down at Kagome, the light catching his amber eyes and making them seem almost luminescent. He broke into a soft smile as he traced a claw softly along the mark on the right side of Kagome's neck. She stirred gently, nuzzling deeper into his embrace and he grinned a toothy grin, happy at her response. He'd wrapped his haori gently around their naked forms earlier in the night after Kagome had fallen asleep tired after finally expressing everything they had felt for one another in both action and words. He had watched her for a while as he did now before joining her in sleep and dreaming of a happy life together. It had been a wonderful dream he thought sadly, one that will never be. His heart ached as he gently shook Kagome to wake her, it was time to go back to the village, time to set in motion the events that would lead to him being parted from his mate.

"Where is she?" Kouga roared.

Sango scowled and headed into the hut to retrieve her boomerang in case Kouga tried to give them any trouble. Normally he would not have worried her, but he was in a very angry frame of mind and Kagome was not around to calm him as she usually was. No Kagome had not returned to the village, but then again neither had Inuyasha, so it was entirely possible her friend was safe and in the company of the hanyou, but then again, maybe they were both hurt or worse!

"Please, calm yourself Kouga. Ye will disturb the villagers with this noise. I'm sure that Kagome is fine, Inuyasha would not let anything bad happen to the girl." Kaede spoke wearily having been stood at the entrance to her hut trying to calm Kouga for quite a while before Miroku and Sango had returned.

"That pathetic dog turd couldn't protect a flea! I knew I shouldn't have entrusted her care to him." Kouga snorted. "The trail can't be too cold, I'll find her myself!" Kouga turned to head off in the direction he had seen Inuyasha head off in the previous night, but found Miroku's staff in front of his face as he did so.

"I do not believe that to be a wise decision Kouga." Miroku's face was a mask of calm as he stopped the Wolf pack leader.

"Firstly, there's how you and Inuyasha react to one another whenever your paths cross, a confrontation we can ill afford at the moment. And a confrontation there will be, considering your state of mind at this time. Then there is Naraku to consider. If you head off alone in pursuit of Inuyasha and Kagome, you would be leaving yourself vulnerable to attack by Naraku. In fact you should not have come here alone, you should have brought the wolf clan with you." Miroku removed his staff, to show that he had finished talking.

"Heh, I don't need that stinking half breed to take on Naraku, who I am more than capable of handling myself. And as for the Wolf clan its too dangerous to bring them too close to a human settlement. I am their leader and they know not to attack humans, but there are some who would still disobey orders even on pain of death. It is better that they stay right out of reach until needed. And your right to be concerned, because when I see that fucking mangy mutt I'll......"

Kouga stopped midsentence and sniffed the air, his nose wrinkling in disgust.

"You'll what, you fucking idiot, you and your whole pathetic clan couldn't take me on and win! You couldn't even win the heart of one woman!"

Miroku and Kouga stopped momentarily shocked to see Inuyasha before them, Kagome was a little further back on the path but she was there, and near enough to hear Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha!" She called out warningly as she finally reached them and came to a standstill beside him.

"Oh please don't tell me your still sticking up for him!!!" Inuyasha glared at her, a jealous gleam in his eye.

"No Inuyasha, I just don't think there's any need to rub it in is all." She gave him and equally hard stare.

"Rub what in?" Sango enquired as she poked her head out of the hut, and immediately smiled as she saw her friend Kagome.

"Yea rub what in?" A sleepy Shippo enquired as he and an equally sleepy Rin emerged from the hut rubbing their eyes.

"I would have thought that was obvious." A cold dispassionate voice spoke out.

"Sesshomaru-sama!!!!!!!!!!!!" The last remnants of sleep fell away from Rin as she realized Sesshomaru was standing with the group, having just recently arrived. She ran to him clinging to his leg.

Great Sango thought, yet another person who manages to sneak up on me!

"Rin get off!!!!! How can Lord Sesshomaru look dignified when you go throwing yourself at him like that. Lord Sesshomaru I really must protest!" Rin grinned back at Jaken who was currently shaking his head in disappointment. Why did his Lord put up with this human?

"Oh God does everyone have to be here right now for this!" Kagome almost squealed, feeling like a goldfish in a fishbowl.

"For what? What's going on?" Shippo sat on the ground looking up confused at the circus going on before him. Inuyasha stood arms folded, looking smugly over at Kouga. Miroku, Sango and Kaede were rolling their eyes at the whole thing. Kouga glared hotly at Inuyasha, and looked like he was about to launch himself kicking at him. And Sesshomaru stood there, as cold as ice, although he did have a slight look of annoyance about him, but that could be because Rin who was gazing happily up at him appeared to be very tightly clamped to his leg.

Kagome was blushing wildly and had a hand clamped around her neck.

"Um nothing Shippo, why don't we all calm down and talk about it later okay!" The pitch of Kagome's voice got a little bit higher.

Shippo humphed and folded his arms. "But I want to know now!!!" He wailed.

"Really brother, I know I said earlier that you had to deal with the wolf's claim on your woman, but I never thought you would actually make her your life mate. I should have known you would follow father's distasteful example, but I had hoped you would rise above the human blood in you. Sadly it appears I was greatly mistaken. I may yet have to kill you for staining our family honor so badly." Sesshomaru cocked his head to the side slightly as he spoke to Inuyasha.

"You'll have to get in line, because right now I'm the one who's gonna kill him.!" Kouga stepped forward towards Inuyasha only to find that Kagome had dashed in front of him and was waving her hands in his face in a no gesture. Shippo gasped as did Sango, Miroku and Kaede as they saw the mark on her neck, Sesshomaru was right, Inuyasha had made Kagome his mate!

"Now Kouga, didn't you guys agree to settle this after you battled Naraku? That's right, you did, so why don't you just take a deep breath and calm down and we can all just sit down and talk about it alright?" Kagome's voice was so shrill it almost hurt her own ears, oh why her? Why did her life have to be such a circus. Why couldn't she just have a normal happy day for once?

"But I have to defend your honor!" Kouga stared at the girl in horror, "He must be punished for forcing this on you!"

"Kouga it was mine to give away, Inuyasha didn't take it I gave it freely, I CHOSE to become his mate." Kouga stared shocked at Kagome before turning his gaze on Inuyasha behind her who was making a circle in the air with his finger alongside his head.

"Feh! Baka wolf! Get out of my way Kagome, that stinking turd still doesn't get it, I'm going to have to beat it into him, we can take on Naraku without him!" Inuyasha cracked his knuckles in preparation to smack his fist into Kouga's mouth.

Kagome held an arm behind her resting a hand on Inuyasha holding him back. While she caught Kouga's look.

"Kouga I have chosen, do you understand? I am Inuyasha's mate, it is what I want, and I am happy, if you wish to challenge Inuyasha after we fight Naraku, then you may go ahead and do so. But you will never stop me from wanting to be his mate, so I urge you strongly not to try. I'm sorry Kouga I truly am, I've tried to tell you for so long now that this is what I want..."

"No! You just think you want that foul half breed! And when we have ground Naraku to dust I will defeat him and you will be my woman Kagome, I know that deep down you want to. I will go to gather the wolf clan now so we can meet at the appointed place, I will see you all there tomorrow. And then you fucking mutt, I'll take care of YOU once and for all!" With that final roar, Kouga stormed off in his whirlwind leaving Kagome to sigh. How much plainer can I be she wondered.

"I told you he still wouldn't get it, Feh, he really is an idiot."

"Inuyasha stop it, his pride is wounded enough as it is, you don't need to keep gloating like you are." Kagome glared hotly at Inuyasha.

"Wha?? I'm not allowed to be happy? You don't want me to feel happy about what happened? What's the matter, did you make a mistake? Would you rather be that disgusting wolf's mate?"

Inuyasha fired the questions quickly at Kagome stabbing a finger out at her as he did. She moved backwards with each stab until she hit something solid. Shrieking when she realized that solid object was Sesshomaru himself! She jumped away from him muttering apologies before turning her attention to Inuyasha.

"Of course I want you to be happy you baka, and no I didn't make a mistake although carry on like this and I might start to think I have and NO I don't want to be his mate, I would have thought that was obvious to him and more especially YOU!"

She had fired the responses back in the same manner Inuyasha had directed them at her and she stopped her finger still in a pointing motion at his chest when they both turned round in remembering that they did indeed have an audience other than Sesshomaru. Inuyasha blushed slightly turning his head so not to look anyone in the eye. Kagome looked down at the ground blushing madly also avoiding their gazes. Miroku of course was the first to break the silence.

"Life mate eh? Do tell us more Inuyasha!"